consumer confidence
noun
: the good feelings that people have about the economy
There is a recent increase in consumer confidence.
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This uptick suggests growing consumer confidence in Greater Nashville, even as other markets across the country have experienced cooler conditions.
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Collyn Wainwright, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The fresh data resumes a trend of worsening consumer confidence that stretches back to the outset of 2025.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 24 June 2025
Americans’ view of the U.S. economy worsened in June, resuming a downward slide that had dragged consumer confidence to its lowest level since the COVID-19 pandemic five years ago.
—Matt Ott, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
But amid the challenges of tariffs, weakened consumer confidence, and political attacks on diversity and inclusion, female founders see opportunity in other areas—namely, AI.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 20 June 2025
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Collyn Wainwright, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The fresh data resumes a trend of worsening consumer confidence that stretches back to the outset of 2025.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 24 June 2025
Americans’ view of the U.S. economy worsened in June, resuming a downward slide that had dragged consumer confidence to its lowest level since the COVID-19 pandemic five years ago.
—Matt Ott, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
But amid the challenges of tariffs, weakened consumer confidence, and political attacks on diversity and inclusion, female founders see opportunity in other areas—namely, AI.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 20 June 2025
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“Consumer confidence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consumer%20confidence. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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